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Cornering the market
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In finance, to corner the market is to get sufficient control of a particular stock, commodity, or other asset to allow the price to be manipulated. Another definition: "To have the greatest market share in a particular industry without having a monopoly. Companies that have cornered their markets usually have greater leeway in their decisions; for example, they may charge higher prices for their products without fear of losing too much business. Large companies, such as Wal-Mart or Microsoft, are considered to have cornered their markets." [1] In either case, the cornerer hopes to gain control of enough of the supply of the commodity to be able to set the price for it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Stokowski
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Stokowski married three times. His first wife was the American concert pianist Olga Samaroff (born Lucie Hickenlooper), to whom he was married from 1911 until 1923. They had one daughter: Sonya Stokowski, an actress, who married Willem Thorbecke and settled in the U.S. with their four children, Noel, Johan, Leif and Christine. His second wife was Johnson & Johnson heiress Evangeline Love Brewster Johnson, an artist and aviatrix, to whom he was married from 1926 until 1937 (two daughters: Gloria Luba Stokowski and Andrea Sadja Stokowski). His third wife, from 1945 until 1955, was railroad heiress Gloria Vanderbilt (born 1924), an artist and fashion designer (two sons, Leopold Stanislaus Stokowski, b. 1950 and Christopher Stokowski, b. 1952). He also had a much-publicized affair, or close friendship, with Greta Garbo during the 1930s.
http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/18/obituaries/evangeline-johnson-merrill-93-prominent-supporter-of-the-arts.html
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Shipman_Payson
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Charles Shipman Payson (October 16, 1898 - May 5, 1985) was the owner of the New York Mets of the National League from 1975 through 1980. In 1975, he inherited the club upon the death of his wife, Mets founder Joan Whitney Payson.
Payson was a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law and became a prominent lawyer and businessman in New York City. He married Joan Whitney in 1924, and together they funded the building of Pepperdine University's library.
Charles didn't share his wife's enthusiasm for the Mets. He delegated his authority to his three daughters, with their youngest, Lorinda Payson de Roulet, becoming team president. His daughters in turn left the baseball side to board chairman M. Donald Grant. However, when it became apparent that Grant had mismanaged the team, it was Payson himself who forced Grant out.
In 1980, he sold the franchise to Doubleday & Co..
Payson was a graduate of Harvard Law School.
In 1977, he married Virginia Kraft, a writer for Sports Illustrated. They remained married until his death.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jekyll_Island_Club
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http://www.authorama.com/strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-10.html
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